ARK John Archer Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Wandsworth
ARK John Archer Primary Academy is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2023. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Plough Road, Battersea, London, SW11 2AA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 77.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud of their school.”
- “They have positive, respectful relationships with school staff and each other.”
- “Pupils enjoy participating in energetic sports and games, together with school staff, at breaktimes.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders have not identified the most important knowledge for pupils to know and remember from the early years onwards.”
- “Consequently, sometimes teaching tries to cover too much content.”
- “Where this is the case, teachers’ checks on learning are too general.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Wandsworth published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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Straight-line distance, in Wandsworth.
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- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Honeywell Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Honeywell Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Allfarthing Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anglo Portuguese School of London 0.8 mi Good Last distance published